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Medical, Nursing & Healthcare Internships in Uruguay
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Shadow a doctor in the public medical sector, with an opportunity to rotate between the emergency rooms of two hospitals, ambulance services, and a private practice. This internship program is an excellent opportunity for pre-med, nursing, or ER students. Like in the US, doctors in Uruguay do a little of everything each day—they have set office hours and days scheduled for surgeries. This means your internship schedule is varied. It could be 3 days in one hospital and 2 days in another, while the following week could focus on supporting the ambulance service. Shifts last 12–24 hours, so your days/hours will differ. Montevideo is the best-kept secret for interning abroad. Its seasons are reversed. When it's cold in the upper hemisphere, it is warm in Uruguay, with summer starting in December. The capital city is surrounded on three sides by beaches, connected by a wide, paved boardwalk, which is an excellent and safe place to jog, bike, stroll, water gaze, or people watch. Participating in this medical and health program lets you travel around Uruguay while upgrading your resume and improving your Spanish fluency. Submit a $325 application deposit to secure your spot!
Shadow a doctor in the public medical sector, with an opportunity to rotate between the emergency rooms of two hospitals, ambulance services, and a private practice. This internship program is an excellent opportunity for pre-med, nursing, or ER students. Like in the US, doctors in Uruguay do a little of everything each day—they have set office hours and days scheduled for surgeries. This means your internship schedule is varied. It could be 3 days in one hospital and 2 days in another, while the following week could focus on supporting the ambulance service. Shifts last 12–24 hours, so your days/hours will differ. Montevideo is the best-kept secret for interning abroad. Its seasons are reversed. When it's cold in the upper hemisphere, it is warm in Uruguay, with summer starting in December. The capital city is surrounded on three sides by beaches, connected by a wide, paved boardwalk, which is an excellent and safe place to jog, bike, stroll, water gaze, or people watch. Participating in this medical and health program lets you travel around Uruguay while upgrading your resume and improving your Spanish fluency. Submit a $325 application deposit to secure your spot!
Program Highlights
Boost your Spanish skills with 2 weeks of intensive language class.
Improve your resume with valuable work experience in a small to mid-sized hospital or private practice.
Participate in excursions with other program participants during your Spanish course.
Receive a range of perks with our program, including convenient airport pick-up and housing.
Choose to sign up for an internship for academic credit or simply to add value to your resume.
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Quick Details
- Montevideo, Uruguay
- Summer
- Winter
- Spring
- 1-3 Months
- 3-6 Months
- Fall
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Health Administration
- Health Sciences
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Experiential Learning
- Internships
- Medical
- Albanian
- American
- Andorran
- Angolan
- Antarctica
- Antiguan & Barbudan
- Argentinian
- Armenian
- Aruban
- Asian
- Australian
- Austrian
- Azerbaijani
- Bahamian
- Bahraini
- Bangladeshi
- Barbadian
- Basotho
- Belarusian
- Belgian
- Belizean
- Beninese
- Bermudian
- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Botswana
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Burkinabe
- Cambodian
- Canadian
- Cape Verdean
- Caymanian
- Central African
- Chadian
- Channel Islander
- Chilean
- Chinese
- Colombian
- Comoran
- Congolese
- Cook Islander
- Costa Rican
- Creole
- Croatian
- Cuban
- Curacao
- Cypriot
- Czech
- Danish
- Djibouti
- Dominican
- Dutch
- Ecuadorian
- Egyptian
- Emirati
- English
- Equatorial Guinean
- Eritrean
- Estonian
- European
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- Gabonese
- Georgian
- German
- Gibraltarian
- Greek
- Greenlandic
- Grenadian
- Guadeloupian
- Guatemalan
- Guinean
- Guyanese
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Ivorian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
- Lao or Laotian
- Latvian
- Lebanese
- Libyan
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian
- Luxembourg
- Macedonian
- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Micronesian
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Mongolian
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- multi
- Myanmar
- Nauruan
- Nepalese
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Senegalese
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leonean
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- South African
- South Sudanese
- Spanish
- Sri Lankan
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Sudanese
- Surinamese
- Swazi
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Syrian
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Tanzanian
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Togolese
- Tongan
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Tunisian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvaluan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Yemeni
- Malagasy
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Program Details
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Locations
- Montevideo, Uruguay
Types and Subjects
- Fields
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Health Administration
- Health Sciences
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Types
- Experiential Learning
- Internships
- Medical
Availability
Years Offered: Year Round
- Summer
- Winter
- Spring
- 1-3 Months
- 3-6 Months
- Fall
- After College
- Career Break / Mid-Career
- During College
- Post High School
Age Requirement
18-35
Guidelines
- Albanian
- American
- Andorran
- Angolan
- Antarctica
- Antiguan & Barbudan
- Argentinian
- Armenian
- Aruban
- Asian
- Australian
- Austrian
- Azerbaijani
- Bahamian
- Bahraini
- Bangladeshi
- Barbadian
- Basotho
- Belarusian
- Belgian
- Belizean
- Beninese
- Bermudian
- Bhutanese
- Bissau-Guinean
- Bolivian
- Bonaire
- Bosnian
- Botswana
- Brazilian
- British
- British Virgin Islander
- Bruneian
- Bulgarian
- Burkinabe
- Cambodian
- Canadian
- Cape Verdean
- Caymanian
- Central African
- Chadian
- Channel Islander
- Chilean
- Chinese
- Colombian
- Comoran
- Congolese
- Cook Islander
- Costa Rican
- Creole
- Croatian
- Cuban
- Curacao
- Cypriot
- Czech
- Danish
- Djibouti
- Dominican
- Dutch
- Ecuadorian
- Egyptian
- Emirati
- English
- Equatorial Guinean
- Eritrean
- Estonian
- European
- Fijian
- Filipino
- Finnish
- French
- Gabonese
- Georgian
- German
- Gibraltarian
- Greek
- Greenlandic
- Grenadian
- Guadeloupian
- Guatemalan
- Guinean
- Guyanese
- Hawaiian
- Honduran
- Hungarian
- I-Kiribati
- Icelandic
- Indian
- Indonesian
- Irish
- Israeli
- Italian
- Ivorian
- Jamaican
- Japanese
- Jordanian
- Kazakhstani
- Kittitian, Nevisian
- Kiwi
- Korean
- Kuwaiti
- Kyrgyzstani
- Lao or Laotian
- Latvian
- Lebanese
- Libyan
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuanian
- Luxembourg
- Macedonian
- Malaysian
- Maldivian
- Malian
- Maltese
- Manx
- Marshallese
- Martiniquais
- Mauritanian
- Mauritian
- Mexican
- Micronesian
- Moldovan
- Monegasque
- Mongolian
- Montenegrin
- Montserratian
- multi
- Myanmar
- Nauruan
- Nepalese
- New Caledonian
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Nicaraguan
- Niuean
- Norwegian
- Omani
- Palauan
- Palestinian
- Panamanian
- Papua New Guinean
- Paraguayan
- Peruvian
- Polish
- Polynesian
- Portuguese
- Puerto Rican
- Qatari
- Reunionese
- Romanian
- Russian
- Saban
- Sahrawian, Sahraouian
- Saint Helenian
- Saint Lucian
- Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
- Salvadoran
- Sammarinese
- Samoan
- Sao Tomean
- Saudi Arabian
- Scottish
- Senegalese
- Serbian
- Serbian; Montenegrin
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leonean
- Singaporean
- Slovak
- Slovenian
- Solomon Islander
- South African
- South Sudanese
- Spanish
- Sri Lankan
- St. Barts
- Statian
- Sudanese
- Surinamese
- Swazi
- Swedish
- Swiss
- Syrian
- Tahiti
- Taiwanese
- Tajikistani
- Tanzanian
- Thai
- The Vatican
- Tibet
- Timorese
- Togolese
- Tongan
- Trinidadian, Tobagonian
- Tunisian
- Turkish
- Turkmen
- Turks and Caicos
- Tuvaluan
- Ukrainian
- Uruguayan
- Venezuelan
- Vietnamese
- Virgin Islander
- Welsh
- Yemeni
- Malagasy
This Program is also open to Solo, Group
Starts At
- 2 Months: $3,915
Program Cost Includes
- Accommodation / Housing for Program Duration
- Some Program Activity Costs
- Airport Transfer (Pick-Up)
- Pre-Departure Orientation
- On-Site / In-Country Staff Support
- In-Country Orientation
- Language Lessons
- Emergency Support
- Internship Placement
- Wifi Costs
- Training
- Cultural Training / Program / Orientation
- Letter of Recommendation
Program Cost Excludes
- Domestic Airfare
- International Airfare
- Weekday Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Weekend Meals (Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner)
- Some Meals / Partial Meal Plan
- Airport Transfer (Drop-Off)
- In-Country Transportation To & From Project
- Public Transportation Pass
Payment Terms
- Upfront Deposit
Accommodation Options
- Apartment/Flat
- Home-stays
Qualifications & Experience
- Spanish
Language Skills Required
- University Freshman (1st Year)
- University Sophomore (2nd Year)
- University Junior (3rd Year)
- University Senior (4th Year)
- University 5th Year or More
- Some college credit, no degree
- Trade/technical/vocational training
- Associate degree
- Bachelor’s degree
- Professional degree
Accepted Education Levels
Application Procedures
- Letters of Reference
- Phone/Video Interview
- Resume
- Online Application
- Written Application
- Other
Frequently Asked Questions
What type of medical internships are available in Uruguay?
Medical internships in Uruguay offer a primarily shadowing-based experience within a hospital setting. Interns observe daily hospital operations, including patient care, departmental workflows, and administrative processes. Previous participants have had the opportunity to observe surgeries, follow physicians across multiple departments, and gain insight into how medical staff manage patient interactions in a professional healthcare environment.
Do I need to speak Spanish to participate in a medical internship?
Yes, some Spanish language is required to participate in a medical internship. Applicants must have at least a B2 (intermediate) level of Spanish to communicate effectively with patients and medical staff. In addition, a minimum commitment of two months is required to ensure meaningful clinical exposure and hands-on learning in a hospital setting.
How long does a medical internship last in Uruguay?
Medical internships in Uruguay are anywhere from two months to six months, depending on the intern’s availability and learning goals. This flexible timeframe allows participants to gain meaningful clinical experience abroad while tailoring the length of their internship to their academic or professional schedule.
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Shadow a doctor in the public medical sector, with an opportunity to rotate between the emergency rooms of two hospitals, ambulance services, and a private practice. This internship program is an excellent opportunity for pre-med, nursing, or ER students. Like in the US, doctors in Uruguay do a little of everything each day—they have set office hours and days scheduled for surgeries. This means your internship schedule is varied. It could be 3 days in one hospital and 2 days in another, while the following week could focus on supporting the ambulance service. Shifts last 12–24 hours, so your days/hours will differ. Montevideo is the best-kept secret for interning abroad. Its seasons are reversed. When it's cold in the upper hemisphere, it is warm in Uruguay, with summer starting in Dece...
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Shadow a doctor in the public medical sector, with an opportunity to rotate between the emergency rooms of two hospitals, ambulance services, and a private practice. This internship program is an excellent opportunity for pre-med, nursing, or ER students. Like in the US, doctors in Uruguay do a little of everything each day—they have set office hours and days scheduled for surgeries. This means your internship schedule is varied. It could be 3 days in one hospital and 2 days in another, while the following week could focus on supporting the ambulance service. Shifts last 12–24 hours, so your days/hours will differ. Montevideo is the best-kept secret for interning abroad. Its seasons are reversed. When it's cold in the upper hemisphere, it is warm in Uruguay, with summer starting in Dece...
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